Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Frances Jean-Claude Killy wins the slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Commander Lloyd M. Bucher and his 83-man crew are the first to experience the capture of an American vessel by the North Koreans in time ofpeace. , lympics, Wlars and disasters as well as miracles occurred on the inter- national scene during this year, The Egyptian-Israeli VVar fin- ished almost before it started, but the war in Viet Nam raged on despite possible peace talks. Australials Harold Holt drowned mysteriously and the USS Pueblo was captured. Performing the heart trans- plant, Dr. Barnard revealed a completely modern branch of the medical field. Dr. Christian Barnard explains the success of thejirst heart transplant at a news conference. Mali

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Wars, Heart Transplants Headline 1968 Artillerymen of the U.S. 196111 light infantry brigade use a 105mm artillery piece in war zone c in America's biggest ojfensive ofthe W Vietnam war. A helicopter flies into the jungle area with another artillerypiece. V AP PHOTO 2-23-67 An American helicopter flies into the war zone of Viet Nam to bring supplies to soldiers as they shell a Viet Cong village. Helicopters also play a vital role in rescue ejorts. Searchers comb the A ustralian coast in an ejort tofind Prime Minister Holt M alp- hi-mnrw-rw. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of India demonstrates the meditative thought which has brought him fame. Two Egyptian soldiers begin the walk across the Sinai Desert in an attempt to return home, a result of the defeat ofthe Egyptians by the Israelis.